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Friday Fun: Holiday Films

December 7, 2012 by admin

We’re now knee-deep in the holiday season. This time of year, we like to revisit some of our favorite films. As Jews, we don’t celebrate Christmas, but I’ve yet to find a good Hanukkah film — someone guide me if I’ve missed something! At any rate, here are some of the movies we turn to again and again this time of year:

  1. It’s A Wonderful Life – hubby’s all-time favorite, we dust this one off every single year, and it never fails to make me cry. I love the character of George Bailey because he’s a good man, but a flawed one, just like the rest of us.
  2. Little Women – Louisa May Alcott’s classic is more than just a saccharine story of four sisters. These are strong women, and Jo will not compromise, even though she lives in a time when women were expected to.
  3. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – This one never fails to crack me up. Chevy Chase and Randy Quaid are at their best.
  4. Big Fish – Okay, there’s no holiday theme to this one, but it’s one of my all-time favorites. It’s funny, fanciful, and deeply touching as a son tries to find the real truth in his father’s tall tales. I like to watch this one at least once a year, especially when I’m feeling blocked creatively.

Do you have favorite films that you watch this time of year? Let me know!

 

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Tina Fariss Barbour
Tina Fariss Barbour
10 years ago

I love “It’s a Wonderful Life,” also, and I always cry when I watch it. My husband loves “White Christmas” with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney. A new favorite of mine is a Hallmark movie called “A Dog Named Christmas.”

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Bella
Bella
10 years ago

Nadine, Big Fish and It’s a Wonderful Life are two of my favorite films. They don’t make cinema like that anymore. Sigh. I wish you all the best for 2013! Roxy and I send you big hugs! 🙂

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Nadine Feldman (@Nadine_Feldman)
Nadine Feldman (@Nadine_Feldman)
10 years ago
Reply to  Bella

Thanks, Bella! Happy new year to you and the fabulous Roxy!

For some reason I’m not getting your blog by e-mail anymore. I will have to investigate. Looks like I missed some of your posts.

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L Palmer
L Palmer
10 years ago

I love White Christmas and It’s A Wonderful Life. One I’d add is The Muppet Christmas Carol. Great music, Muppety silliness, and a classic re-telling of Dicken’s sotry. What’s not to love?

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admin
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admin
10 years ago
Reply to  L Palmer

Great one! Thanks!

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